Classic route
Gautrain
Johannesburg → Pretoria · South Africa
Gautrain in pictures
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- Distance
- 56 km
- Fastest time
- 45 min
- Average speed
- 75 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- Operator
- Gautrain (Bombela)
- Train
- Electrostar EMU
- Countries
- South Africa
- In service since
- 2010
- Riders per year
- ≈ 7.9M
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
South Africa’s 160 km/h Electrostars dive under Sandton’s bank towers, stitching Johannesburg to Pretoria in under an hour.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1026727 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Gautrain?
The Gautrain runs 56 km from Johannesburg to Pretoria.
How long does the Gautrain take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 45 min for the 56 km. That is an average of 75 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Gautrain?
Gautrain (Bombela), with Electrostar EMU.
How old is the Gautrain?
The line has been in service since 2010. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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